Category: Religion

NIGERIAN MUSLIMS AND THE INTERVENTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the guidelines for the non-interest version of all its intervention programmes. The initiative covers the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), Agri-Business, Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS), Creative Industry Financing Initiative, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund, Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF) and Credit Support for the Healthcare Sector. For decades, Nigerian Muslims have been grossly marginalized in the country’s financial sector and other growth triggering financial interventions of the CBN due largely to the interest element that is usually involved…

Friday sermon : The Virtues, Greatness And Importance Of The First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid and we ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allah’s refuge from the evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. Whosoever Allah guides, there is no one who can misguide him; and whosoever Allah misguides, there is no one who can guide him. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, who has no partner; and I testify that Prophet Muhammad (Peace be…

Of Bank Interest and the Economic Misfortunes of Nigerian Muslims By Abdullahi Abubakar Lamido

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A misleading article titled Is bank Interest Riba or Not written by one journalist, Ali Abubakar Sadiq, went viral recently in which the writer tried to legitimize the devouring of bank interest. The author built his theory on the pretext that Muslims are economically backward because they have decided to shun interest. He claims that simple interest, and interest charged on productive/commercial loan are both not forbidden in the Sharī’ah. Reading his article presents him as someone who neither understands riba and its constituents, nor of the workings of modern…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A WEBINAR ON “COVID-19”: EFFECTS AND MUSLIMS RESPONSES ON THURSDAY 2ND JULY, 2020 (11TH DHUL QA‘DAH, 1441)

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INTRODUCTION The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) organized a webinar with the theme “COVID-19”: EFFECTS AND MUSLIMS RESPONSES to access views of Islamic Scholars and other experts on the fallouts of the ravaging Pandemic and come up with recommendations on the way forward. Four (4) presentations were made as follows: i. ‘The Source of “COVID-19”: Speculations, Possibilities and the Scientific Reality’ by Professor Muheez Durosinmi of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife ii. ‘Lockdown of Mosques for “COVID-19”: Justification, Implications and Limitations’ by Professor Abdul-Razaq Abdul-Majeed Alaro of University…

Friday sermon: How Nudity, Fornication, Adultery And Rape Destroys The Nation By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Messenger, his family, his Companions and those who follow him till the Hour is established. Dear brothers and sisters, the prevalence of inappropriate sexual habit among Nigerian citizens today poses a moral challenge. The idea seems to be that since mostly everybody does it, there is probably nothing wrong with it. It is surprising that many young men and…

Muslims have missed their way because they are Strangers to the Qur’an,says Idris Ismail

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By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez     “The faithful, in their love for one another and in their having mercy for one another and in their kindness toward one another, are like one body; when a member of it ails, all (the parts of) the body call one another (to share the pain) through sleeplessness and fever.” (Muslim). Individual and Collective responsibility is the cornerstone of Islam. Every Muslim is accountable to his Creator for what he himself does or fails to do as well as for others for whom he…

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU REALLY NEED TO LIVE A GREAT LIFE? By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez

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Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan which Allah will double unto his credit and multiply it many times?’ [2:245]. It is very important to initiate with the above verse that teaches us the importance of generously giving to the poor and needy, living a life of vision and generational life. In the program Talk Islam on Jordan 93.9 FM, the presenter Abdurasaq Olayode aka Philosopher King verbalized on the topic:- *WHAT IS THE COST OF A GREAT LIFE?.* Abdurasaq stated that giving (an act of…

Friday sermon: From Nigeria To Minnesota: How Islam Prohibits Racism And Killing Of Innocent Lives By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid and we ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allah’s refuge from the evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. Whosoever Allah guides, there is no one who can misguide him; and whosoever Allah misguides, there is no one who can guide him. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, who has no partner; and I testify that Muhammad (Peace be upon him)…

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia Bans International Pilgrims From Hajj

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Saudi Arabia has banned all international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage known as Hajj this year as part of measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Saudi Arabia has so far recorded 161,005 cases of infection and 1,307 deaths.  Only a very limited number of people currently living in the kingdom may take part, BBC reports. There are fears that Hajj might be cancelled altogether. So far, only citizens from countries around the world, who are already resident in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend this year. The authorities say…

ISLAM HAS PROHIBITED THESE KINDS OF MARRIAGES By Barr. Hon. Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin

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I am both pleased and worried about the impact of social media on our lives. No doubt social media is being used in positive ways that shape our politics, business, culture, religion, career, education, innovation and much aspects of human endeavours than one can imagine. Before the advent of mobile telephone and therefore social in Nigeria, level of contact was limited. A guy attend the same school with a lady and after graduation they never see again. This is no longer the case. Now we have WatsApp Groups of people…